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lore.

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɔː/Received-Pronunciation/loɹ/General-American/lo(ː)ɹ//loə/
  1. All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

    countable · uncountable
    the recondite lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  2. The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.

    countable · slang · uncountable
    Lore documents reveal that she was backstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.
  3. The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe. Trivia shared by a person about themselves.

    Internet · broadly · countable · slang · uncountable
    It's Ashot lore that I used to have a priv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.
    Most new followers don't know about my marching band lore.
  4. Workmanship.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *laizō Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Old English lār Middle English lore English lore From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.

noun/lɔː/Received-Pronunciation/loɹ/General-American/lo(ː)ɹ//loə/
  1. The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

  2. The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Where this word comes from

From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).

verb/lɔː/Received-Pronunciation/loɹ/General-American/lo(ː)ɹ//loə/
  1. simple past and past participle of lose

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
  2. simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
  3. simple past and past participle of lese

    form-of · obsolete · participle · past
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